Alienware x15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware x15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 03M3WT
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '23 at 15:31
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900H 15,403 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 39.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 73% 144 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 838 74% 627 Pts	64-Core 1,306 81% 1,306 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0B27) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4575 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 20.4 Reflection 24 Parallax 27 17% 23.8 fps	MRender 24.2 Gravity 25.1 Splatting 21.3 19% 23.5 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 319% 848GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11304102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1168 969 964 1157 1385 1424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,305 Write 1213 Mixed 1,184 SusWrite 1,178 275% 1,220 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 33.8 114% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 485 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 432 305% 392 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown H9JCNNNCP3MLYR-N6E 2x8GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips 23h 6400 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 42.7 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 18.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 164 24% 164 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	216	58	240	15.5"	1280 720	LGD0690

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Gaming 27%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Alienware x15 R2

CPU
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	440x
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	300x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	375x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 123%, 4,475 samples	184x
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 135%, 1,567 samples	138x

SSD
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	127x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	99x
Raid 0 Volume 2TBIntelBench 320%, 7,823 samples	81x

RAM
H9JCNNNFA5MLYR-N6E 2x16GBUnknownBench 126%, 493 samples	353x
MT62F2G32D8DR-031 2x16GBUnknownBench 123%, 225 samples	207x
H9JCNNNCP3MLYR-N6E 2x8GBUnknownBench 126%, 131 samples	110x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16